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Photograph caption dated February 13, 1957 reads, "Joanne Alford, 24, third from left, Miss Airpower of 1956, pilot and engineer, tells members of John Burroughs High School student body of critical need for scientists and engineers. She is on nationwide recruiting tour. From left are Mrs. Carl O. Alford, president of Magnolia Park-Burbank Quota Club; Vernon Weybright, Burroughs principal; Miss Alford, and H. B. 'Jerry' Bank, Burbank mayor."
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